The second beatitude gives us our direction for this week: “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” The Message puts it this way: “You're blessed when you feel you've lost what is most dear to you. Only then can you be embraced by the One most dear to you.” The readings this week are selected to partner with this idea: that when we mourn, God mourns alongside us, bringing us to comfort.
How can you arrange your life in ways that allows for you to rely more upon God and his power rather than your own? How do you see this in the life and example of Christ?
How can you arrange your life in ways that allows for you to rely more upon God and his power rather than your own? How do you see this in the life and example of Christ?
Pray to God each day, asking that this time you’re spending only before him would help you live for and through Christ. If you’ve committed to reading the whole Sermon on the Mount for a given number of days/times each week, be sure to do so.
Tuesday, June 28 - Matthew 5:3-12, I Corinthians 12 (note 24b-26)
Wednesday, June 29 - Matthew 5:3-12, Psalm 30, Jeremiah 9:1-11
Thursday, June 30 - Matthew 5:3-12, John 11:1-45
Friday, July 1 - Matthew 5:3-12, Psalm 23, John 20:11-18
Saturday, July 2 - Matthew 5:3-12, Revelation 21:1-7
Sunday, July 3 - Come to worship with your church family!
Wednesday, June 29 - Matthew 5:3-12, Psalm 30, Jeremiah 9:1-11
Thursday, June 30 - Matthew 5:3-12, John 11:1-45
Friday, July 1 - Matthew 5:3-12, Psalm 23, John 20:11-18
Saturday, July 2 - Matthew 5:3-12, Revelation 21:1-7
Sunday, July 3 - Come to worship with your church family!
